---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-017638"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMC"
cik: "0001396009"
company_name: "Vulcan Materials CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:39:51.200261+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vulcan Materials Q1 2026: Adj. EBITDA +9%, EPS $1.27 vs $0.98; reaffirms FY outlook

## Summary
- Net earnings $165M ($1.27 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $1.35; revenue $1,756M, +7% YoY.
- Aggregates gross profit +12% to $400M ($8.01/ton); shipments +5% to 50M tons; price +3.5%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $447M (+9% YoY), margin 25.5%; FY 2026 outlook reaffirmed at $2.4-2.6B.
- SAG expense $136M, down 2% YoY; 80 bps lower as % of revenue.
- Returned $217M to shareholders: $149M in repurchases, $68M in dividends.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-017638
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMC
- cik: 0001396009
- company_name: Vulcan Materials CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000114036126017638/0001140361-26-017638-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000114036126017638/ef20071724_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Vulcan Materials CO reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $ 1,756, net income $ 165, EPS $ 1.27. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $ 1,756
  - Net income: $ 165
  - EPS: $ 1.27
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: quarter ended March 31, 2026. Financial Highlights Include: First Quarter Trailing-Twelve Months Amounts in millions, except per unit data 2026 2025 2026 2025 Total revenues $ 1,756 $ 1,635 $ 8,062 $ 7,507 Gross profit $ 423 $ 365 $ 2,232 $ 2,060 Selling, Administrative and General (SAG) $ 136 $ 138 $ 562 $ 540 As % of Total revenues 7.7 % 8.5 % 7.0 % 7.2 %
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396009/000114036126017638/0001140361-26-017638-index.htm

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